Wesley James

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Memphis

Dr. James' primary research interests are medical sociology, demography, and rural health. He has been involved in several state and federal supported research projects exploring a variety of health-related issues. Currently, his research agenda is focused in three areas: (1) U.S. mortality disparities across time and place, (2) social determinants of health, mortality, and life expectancy in rural America, and (3) issues related to access to health care in the Mississippi Delta.